Created in Birmingham

I’ve just had an email from a journalist writing an article on art in Birmingham.  She says:

While I will be looking at galleries such as RBSA and Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery I would also like to look at something less conventional such as street art and something with a more independent edge

The first few things that sprung to mind (thinking mainly of galleries) were:

• Ikon Gallery
• Eastside Projects
• The Edge
• Urban Art Bar
• Gallery of Owls (although I’ve not visited and am struggling to find out much about this place)
• Purple Gallery
• Hedz (for street art stuff)

What have I missed?

Purple Gallery, based in Bournville, Birmingham, will celebrate the second city, old and new, in a brand new exhibition opening this October

The exhibition, featuring the work of Colin Carruthers and Richard Clare, opens on Sunday 12 October from 2.15 pm – 5.15 pm and continues from Wednesday 15th October to Sunday 2 November (the gallery’s closed Mon & Tues).